Cipto holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and started diving in 1989, and became a PADI Instructor in 1993. He traveled to Malaysia , Singapore , Philippines and United States to attend intensive courses and seminars in the field of Diving Education, Diving Industry Marketing & Management, Equipment Management, Hyper baric Medicine and Medic First Aid. Cipto is a professional underwater photographer and in his second moment you can see why. Cipto and his team at Bali Diving brought incredible moments from Indonesia.